Wednesday, June 30, 2010

I used Neptune on one of my first quilts and loved it. Poor Becket has a mod Bento Box in Neptune that's been sitting in pieces for ages.

It reminds me of Hawaii - and the honu that I love. So it's fitting that the first thing I make when I FINALLY turn my machine on since we left for Hawaii more than a month ago - is a Neptune block for Julie.

Friday, June 25, 2010

Here you go, Julie! I adore this fabric line. The colors are so pretty together. Oh, and the Kona crush fabric? I totally love it. So soft and cushy. I might have to get some for the sashing in my 9-patch quilt.

I made the bottom block (with the seahorses) first, and near the end of the process, I trimmed a bit to square it up and ended up making the block 1/8" too short! So I trimmed some more and added another strip. Now you would think that wouldn't happen again, right? Well, it didn't, not exactly. What I did though was cut the very last strip 1/4" too narrow. Sigh. I didn't want to chop and add this time, so I unpicked it and remade the strip in a wide enough width.

I can't wait to see all the blocks together, it's going to be so gorgeous!

I didn't get what all the neptune fuss was about, until I started putting these blocks together for Julie. I love how the fabrics contrast each other, really helping one another to shine. It's a co-simpatico relationship!

Thursday, June 10, 2010

It was so much fun to see how my pile of scraps from old projects were turned into these beautiful blocks.

The colors and patterns are wild and crazy, and while I could have added sashing between to tone things down, I decided to sew each block directly together for a true patchwork look. This quilt is a birthday present for a hippie and color loving person and I know that she'll love the craziness of it.

I started with the 20 blocks that you all sent me and then I added five blocks of my own to make it a square quilt. The final size is about 55" x 55."

Thank you all so much for contributing to this quilt! I know that my cousin will have lots of fun examining each of the fabrics in this (she's going to school for fashion design). Now I'm just catching a few more peeks at this before I have to wrap it up and give it away.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

I loved working with these fabrics, the colors are great and will be gorgeous for a bedroom! I am sorry that I didn't completely follow the directions; it was only when I went looking for signature block directions that I noticed your request for simple and clean blocks. I hope these aren't too busy! And if they are, I kindly ask some of you who haven't started your blocks yet to maybe tone it down. :) I guess I was trying to cram all of those pretty little bits in each block.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Julie gave me my first chance to work with Tula Pink fabrics. It's only fitting that Julie is my first introduction to Tula Pink, right? I think she may have a new Tula Pink convert here in Michigan now! My favorite fabrics of the bunch are the green hexagons and the cute little anchors. Jon likes the navy wave fabric because it reminds him of a Hokusai painting.

I made this block first and started to freak out a little that I wouldn't have enough fabric to make two blocks.

Then, I discovered a giant piece of white fabric folded up nicely under some other prints (whew, thanks Julie!), and I was able to make another block too.

Here's all three blocks together, including my siggy block made with leftover bitty scraps. These are going in the mail tomorrow, Julie.

Tulips are my absolute favorite flower! It's a shame they don't last longer. I was so excited when Penny first showed this block on her blog and happy to have the chance to make a block for her in the bee.

I think the center section is my favorite part of the flower. It looks a lot like popsicle colors to me, which is perfect for these hot summer days.

Sorry it's so late, Penny! June appeared out of nowhere around here. It's going in the mail first thing tomorrow.

Friday, June 4, 2010

I had a great time putting this tulip together for Penny. I love this style of piecing, thanks ladies for turning me on to it! Between the long weekend, travel and thunderstorms I had to wait until the sun was bright enough for a photo shoot. Thanks for your patience, Penny!

I'm certain this quilt will be a show-stopper when it's all put together. All of the blocks I've seen so far have been gorgeous! Thanks for sending such pretty fabrics to play with Penny! I'll get this in the mail today or tomorrow :)